Socioeconomic status in Danish transgender persons: a nationwide register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender dysphoria could be associated with low socioeconomic status (SES). SES could be modified by age, ethnic background, and medical morbidity.

Aim

To determine SES in a national study population including transgender persons in Denmark.

Methods

National register-based cohort study in Danish transgender persons and age-matched controls. The transgender study cohort included persons with ICD-10 diagnosis code of 'gender identity disorder' and/or persons with legal sex change and persons who fulfiled the inclusion criteria during 2000-2018. The main outcome measure was SES including personal income, occupational status, and education.

Results

The cohort included 2770 transgender persons and 27,700 controls. In the transgender study cohort, 1437 were

SUBMITTER: Glintborg D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8494405 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature